Shortly after Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister in 2007, he announced an exciting policy initiative — an inclusive gathering of Australians to help shape a long-term strategy for the nation’s future...
Category: Policy
The expertise of survivors must be recognised
As a neurodiverse, bisexual, cis-woman who has experienced domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) throughout life, I recognise that gendered violence has played a significant part in my story....
The brutal reality of childcare closures for parents
For many thousands of Victorian parents, Saturday afternoon was spent contacting bosses, rearranging calendars and sending each other stress-face emojis. I know, because I was one of them. With...
LGBTIQ+ people ignored in the census again
“Do you know how many LGBTIQ+ folks live in Australia? It turns out no one does, and we’re not about to find out in the upcoming census.” Courtney Act, an Australian drag queen and television...
The Trap: love, abuse and power
Today the Victorian Women’s Trust launches its new podcast series, The Trap, written and hosted by leading Australian investigative journalist and award-winning author, Jess Hill, pictured, and...
Review: Boil your blood, focus your mind
If you enjoy bursting into rage induced flame, but in pocket sized installments and with a glimmer of hope at the end, you can’t go past Kate Fitz-Gibbon’s Our National Shame: Violence Against...
Too Much Icing and So Little Cake….
Like the budget before it, the 2021-22 Budget held out the promise of structural reform to address gender equality. Disappointedly, it delivered yet another missed opportunity for...
Farewell BroadAgenda
The wonderful thing about saying goodbye and packing up an office, are the hours of discovery! As I've prepared to leave my role today as Chief Editor of BroadAgenda and founding Director of the...
Share the care to share the benefits and power
Struggling to get his head around Brittany Higgins’ explosive allegation of being raped in Parliament house, the Prime Minister drew on the ‘clarifying’ advice of his wife Jenny: “You have to...